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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

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INFO OCT-01 NEA-10 ISO-OO CIAE-00 DODE-OO NSAE-00 NSCE-00

SSO-OO USIE-00 INRE-00 PM-04 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSC-05

PA-02 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 SCCT-01 SY-05 USSS-00 /070W

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O R 240837Z APR 76

FM AMCONSUL ISTANBUL

TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7243

AMEMBASSY ANKARA IMMEDIATE

INFO AMCONSUL IZMIR

AMCONSUL ADANA

AMEMBASSY TEHRAN

UNCLAS ISTANBUL 1509

E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: PINS, TU

SUB J : BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN ISTANBUL

1 . TWO BOMBS EXPLODED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY IN WIDELY SEPARATED
AREAS OF ISTANBUL AT APPROX 2045 APRIL 23.

2. THE BOMBS, WHICH ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER REPORTS WERE PLASTIC EX-
PLOSIVES, WERE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCES OF THE AMERIKAN LISAN VE
SANAT DERSANESI (AM LANGUAGE AND TRADE INSTITUTE), A PRIVATE GIRLS
SCHOOL FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD MISSION AND YWCA, AND OF THE
IRAN AIRLINE TICKET OFFICE.

3. THE EXPLOSION AT THE SCHOOL, LOCATED IN CIHANGIR RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD, CAUSED NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO GLASS
AND WOOD MOLDING BREAKAGE. DAMAGE AT THE AIRLINE OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN
TAKSIM SQUARE WAS SOMEWHAT MORE EXTENSIVE, AND FOUR MEMBERS OF A
FAMILY OF PASSERSBY WERE INJURED. A POWER OUTAGE OVER A WIDE AREA
INCLUDING PARTS OF ANATOLIA OCCURED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE
EXPLOSIONS, BUT NEITHER NEWSPAPERS NOR POLICE SUGGEST POSSIBILITY

OF SABOTAGE.

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4. POLICE SO FAR REFUSE TO SPECULATE AS TO GROUP RESPONSIBLE.

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THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHAH’S ATTENDANCE
AT AN RCD SUMMIT THIS WEEK IN IZMIR AND THE IRAN AIRLINE EXPLO-
SION: BUT THIS IS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF AN ATTACK ON A NON-MILITARY
AMERICAN TARGET IN ISTANBUL, FOLLOWING SEVERAL BOMBINGS OF BANKS
AND POLICE STATIONS IN RECENT MONTHS. WE WILL REPORT FURTHER DETAILS
AS AVAILABLE.

MACE

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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

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Automatic Decaptioning: X
Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994
Channel Indicators: n/a
Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: BOMBING, AMERICAN SPONSORED SCHOOLS, AIRLINES

Control Number: n/a
Copy: SINGLE
Draft Date: 24 APR 1976
Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960
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Disposition Date: 01 JAN 1960
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Document Number: 1976ISTANB01509

Document Source: CORE

Document Unique ID: 00

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Errors: N/A

Film Number: D7601 56-01 26
From: ISTANBUL
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Legacy Key: Iink1976/newtext/t19760426/aaaaavut.tel

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Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
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Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
Review Authority: buchantO
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Review Date: 26 AUG 2004
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Review History: RELEASED <26 AUG 2004 by cookms>; APPROVED <20 DEC 2004 by buchant0>

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Margaret P. Grafeld
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
04 MAY 2006

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Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE

Subject: BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN ISTANBUL

TAGS: PINS, TU, US, IR

To: STATE

ANKARA

Type: TE

Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006